Dr Harry Potter, who died suddenly from an aortic rupture aged only 69, was a highly experienced development professional who worked for many years in Africa, Asia and South America.

The Avengers movie has topped the American box office for the second week in a row, taking $1 billion in its first 19 days.

Two new versions of the Mowgli stories are in production – but will either match the animated version?

JK Rowling was not joking when she said her next book would be "very different" to the magical world of Harry Potter. Yesterday it emerged her first novel aimed at adults would follow parish council elections in an English market town. The celebrated British author's first book in five years will be called The Casual Vacancy, and will be a "blackly comic" tale of an idyllic English town at war itself, the publishers revealed.

JK Rowling's first book for adults will be a "blackly comic" tale about an idyllic town ripped apart by a parish council election.

Harry Potter stars turned out yesterday at the red carpet opening of a studio tour which gives fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the blockbuster film series.

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Fifteen-year-old fan Holly Hatfield guides us – and her dad – through the astonishing new Warner Bros Harry Potter tour near Watford

Tomorrow, The Making of Harry Potter tour opens to the British public – and it's wizard, says 15-year-old Holly Hatfield, who's had a sneak peek

Actress, musician and model Clémence Poésy is poised to star opposite Michael Caine. Gerard Gilbert meets the rising vedette

A star of the Harry Potter films was today sentenced to two years in prison for being part of a violent mob which took to the streets during last summer's riots in London.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has signed a deal to publish her first novel for adults.

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